Telegram-herald., 1887-07-21
THE SAULT MEETING
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Ameeg tie delegates xho wers keeping
down the goe sests sese Coussessnas
lsnJ II AiDnssogs II g H4ee the frsl
senator of Ainnesoia znt oas OF lss olsgi.
81 surveying parts ior t1s hlsl ioCS
William Ugan. who eiii probably be the
nsxt Governor ~ Minnesota = n smAlley
repre- sSnn0g ths Northern pscihe directory
Jsy A. Hob el. Consfsssmsn fon.ll, @ad
oathssite. ct phio. 4nd een. flsk. ~ Nss
1oTk. The town. Unieh wss cr9sded b
fore ths Convention, Is noE full te ovsf-
ii0Niug. The object pf the eon gentirn i 10
gnoa Congrgsslnen sna other iGiuengia!
persons the nsed of large expenditures -
facilitate LAKE Superior naFigalioH.
The convention wes called 10 order a. 10
% clock bY Ten pogery Chairman WU. u
ireiys. Secretary Of the Duluth Board ~
Trade. v no has been working fuf mDaths
haek 90 bring together the men here today
Ills address detailed the feeling among these
itieFeslei n lhs e0nmeroe OF the great
lakes concerning the inadcquary OF the
cana, in case Of the extension ~ the Jake
commerce. which is sufe sOon 70 become
"a great for the oanal's capacity. Great
harm. he sald. would also result from aoci
dent 10 the one lock now uAod. the old
canal being entirely ont OF service. lie e1.
presses hopes oi great things as the results
OF the MEETING.
The convention chose Senator Palmer for
permanent president. Coneressmen Chip
man. Whiting. and Senator Seymour being
among The list oi vice presidents. Senator
| Palmer bad also been put on the list as the
| chairman of the executive committee, but
nc c0incidod with the general impr, ssion
that IL would not look well for bin 10 ask
! for f7C00.000 ffom Senafe com
mittes Of which be might be member.
and George !. Ely, Of Cleveland was
substituted Ia opening. senator Palmer
| declared himself az unqualified advocate OF
| the appropriations for river and harbOr i'm
| proyement, aud said he wanted the public
sentiment educated, so that when the ap-
! preparation was asked the great lakes
| howl would pot be raised by the East, but a
| united effort be made Fast aud West for It's
| passa-e. Congress spent much time IN
| passing river and hafbOr bills. Had the
country waterway alongside every rail
road IN the country there would be no need
of such bill. Speaking Of the sauii
canal in comparison !. with the Suez
canal, he prophssied that IL ten
years the trade between the Red Sea and
the Mediterranean would not be 1.-THE OF
that 40 this poRt The interest in IL was
not sectional. IL effects the East favorably
as we'll as the West. Not man, woman oi
CHILD in the countrT but what will be hene
fitted by the expenditure of the SI,OOO,Oof
asked for ten times IN proportion 10 th'
amount they Will have 10 pay. and il is the
duty of the general Government, Instead 81
crying 'What shal! we DO with The sur
plus" to tura the surplus into such chan
nels as these. The Senator gave warnir {
that he meant 10 ran the bu ulness through
on the tap oflhe drum.
Resolutions wero presented recitng the
national interests involved and the large
amount Of money required for the pfop0se'
works, making them so exceptional as Il
require that they BE- taken rom the genera
Diver and batbOr bill and be dealt with by
special bill. appfoprSiing the whole sun
estimated as required 10 be held subject 4
the draft oi the Secretary os War. Michi
| gan Congressman Were requested to us
their best eadfavors to set the and OF tn
representative Of other sta es t. help the .
out. The convent on wili probably get ~
work done tomorrow.